Food Safety licence /registration is mandatory for all food business operators (FBO) in the State and all FBOs should have secured the FSSAI licence within three months, Health Minister Veena George has said.
All FBOs are required to exhibit the toll-free number of the Food Safety department in their shop premises.
In view of the upcoming monsoon season, maintenance of food safety and hygiene has become all the more important. Hence more inspections by the Food Safety wing would be initiated, she said. The department has a key role to play in the prevention of infectious disease outbreaks, Ms. George said, while addressing a high-level meeting of Food Safety officials here on Wednesday.
